Here in Colorado’s foothills and mountain slopes, our future is rosy. So is our present, and for some time, so has been our past. We are fortunate in that almost everywhere we look, we see roses. Although June is the traditional month for traditional roses, the native roses we enjoy here often appear in May. […]
The Corvids are probably the most notable family of birds with an attitude. They are loud, pushy and act like they are the boss, running off other bird species and often eating other birds’ eggs and hatchlings. The Corvids found in our area include Common Raven, American Crow, Western Scrub-Jay, Pinyon Jay, Blue Jay, Steller’s […]
“What is that hawk who comes into my yard and eats ‘my’ birds?” These hawks are probably Accipiters, a sub-group of the birds of prey most easily distinguished by their long tails and short, broad, rounded wings which allow them to maneuver in and out of trees. Their normal hunting ground is in the forest, […]
This fall I had an email from a botanist friend: “What’s going on with big bluestem?” After he pointed it out, I noticed that, sure enough, this species, one of the dominant grasses in the tallgrass prairie (as in the source of the original Kansas sods that once housed the homesteaders), is bustin’ out all […]
by Marilyn Mueller PLAN Jeffco functions as more than just a watchdog group. It observes meetings of the Open Space Advisory Committee, participates in subcommittees and issues groups, proposes and works for important acquisitions, provides advice to the Open Space Program, helps solve problems and keeps citizens informed of what is going on in their […]
When: 7pm, Tuesday evening, September 21st, 2010 Who: Don Rosier, Republican Candidate and Kathy Hartman, Democratic Candidate What: Your opportunity to ask questions and hear the candidates’ points of view Where: Main Hearing Room, Open Space Building, 700 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden CO 80401. Why: Because we need to know about the candidates for our Board of County Commissioners before […]
When: Thursday evening, September 30th, 2010. Social Hour: 5:30pm. Dinner Hour: 6:30pm. Where: Mount Vernon County Club, 24933 Clubhouse Circle, Golden CO 80401, Canyon Trail Room. Who: Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, Open Space Advisory Committee, OS staff What: Opportunity to talk to Commissioners, OSAC members and staff Why: Because the Open Space Program is important to all of […]
When: Thursday evening, September 30th, 2010. Social Hour: 5:30pm. Dinner Hour: 6:30pm. Where: Mount Vernon County Club, 24933 Clubhouse Circle, Golden CO 80401, Canyon Trail Room. Who: Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, Open Space Advisory Committee, OS staff What: Opportunity to talk to Commissioners, OSAC members and staff Why: Because the Open Space Program is important to all of […]
Tom Hoby is not only our Open Space Director, he’s also the Director of the Community Resources Department. As such, he has executive oversight of the Boettcher Mansion, the CSU Extension, and the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. He brings to these jobs a very wide range of experience gained in his 29 years in the industry. […]
Open Space creates its budget on a 5-year basis. This allows for planning of trail and park capital improvements. Revenues for the program are approximately $33,000,000 per year (2010) with a projected 2% annual growth. In addition Open Space may realize a $1,700,000 savings in 2010-2011 by refinancing the 2001 series of bonds this fall. […]